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April 24, 1998
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Dr. BeSton has
devoted (ourteen years
of her life to her job as
the Presiden! of Naza­reth
College. Beston and
her husband, Dr. John
Beston, a part-time fac­ulty
member oflhe En­glish
department, an­nounced
their plans
last August to retire
on July 31, 1998.
The date that their re­tirement
lakes effcct
is fast approachingas
we near the end of the
1998 Spring semes­ter.
The Presidencyof
Dr. Rose Marie
Beston will be en­trusted
to Dr. Robert
A. Miller, whom was
unanimously elected
the eighth president
of Nazareth by the
Board of Trustees on
February 4, 1998. Dr.
MillerwiU begin his du­ties
August I, 1998, im­mediately
following the
retirement of "Dr.
Beslon.
The search for a
new president who
would exhibit dedica­lion
to the academic and
fi scnl success of Naza­reth
was conducted by a
eommillee including
staff. trustees, profes­sor.;
and alumni. In ad·
dition. the eomminee
incl uded Mr. Kerry
Gotham. president of
the Undergraduate As·
sociation. The commit·
tee reviewed the creden·
lia[s of 75 applicants
from 22 di fferent states.
They narrowed down
their choices to 6 appli.
cants. Each ap·
plicant was ex·
tensively inter·
viewed . The
committee gave
their unanimous
recommendation
to the board. The
committee was
chaircd by Mr.
John Purce ll ,
trustee and
Nazareth parent.
Dr. Rob­en
A. Millc'r at­tc
nded Alfred
Un i ve r si t y
where he received his
undergraduate degree.
He earned his master.;
and his doctorate in Po­lit
ical Science from
SUNY Albany
and the Max­wel
l School of
Syracuse Uni·
versity, respec·
tively. His ex­periences
In
academic con·
tributions range
from his faculty
and administra­tive
positions in
Florida and
Ke ntucky. to
most recently
being the Vice
Presiden t for
Academie Affairs at
Queens College in
Charlotte, NC. Dr.
Miller previouslysperu
2 ye aTS in Mal awai.
Central Africa, where he
directed a program for
rural development.
The credent ia ls
of Dr. Robert A. Miller
indicate that he will be
an exceptional addition
to the Nazareth commu-nity.
As we bid farewell
and say, "thank-you" to
our seventh president,
Dr. Rose Marie Beston.
we remember her many
wonde rful ac hi eve­ments
and contribu­tions.
The common oon·
sensus is that Dr. Miller
will do a great job for
our campus. jusl as our
previous seven presi­dents
.
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Nazareth College
Statement on Respect and
Diversity
We, the Nazareth communi ty, embrace both respect for the person and
freedom of speech, The college promotes civility and denounees acts of
hatred or intolerance. The free exchange of ideas is only poss ible when
concepts, values. and viewpoints can be expressed and challenged in a
manner that it neither threatening nor degrading. In keeping with efforts
to foster a community in which the diversity of all members is respected,
it is the policy of Nazareth Co llege not to discriminate on the basis of
race. religion. eolor. sexual orientation. national or ethnic origin, sex.
age. marital or veteran status. or disabilit y. Respect for the dignity of all
people is an essential pan o fboth the eollege's tradition aod its vision of
the future.
Foreign Affairs/Human Righls ........... 2-3
Ellercise and Fi tnesslComic ................ ..4
Campus Life ...................................... ,S-6
Opinions.... ....................... . ......... 7
Editorials ............................................. 8
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• Live Simply ••••• By: Anna Hartwell ••
Youlll Service painling :
and building _ furni· :
lure for 11M: 5'"Il001. Af • •
yoo !hoold kncn! about refu~~
ler lhe school "1I1i fin· : I. The United Nations High Commission for
ished. we ... veled the • Refugees (UNHCR) slates Ihere are 27 million
counlry from IlIe : J!COple in the world whoarc"ofconcern" 10 them.
crowdw Ho Chi Minh • 2. Of these, at least 15 m illion """'pie are
City. to tIM: baron deserts. • Y'"¥
to the bautiful forested : entitled 10 inlernational protection because they
mountains, to the dear • are refugees.
bille ocean. : 3. 25·]0 million people are displaced within
The schoolhouse • h ' .
Vietnam. What is was in the Mekong Delta : t etr:.~;:~~:~~~rld'SrefugeePOPulationli\'c
tile fin;ttlling you think ofl ,,-hich has a dry and rainy •
susan. The a-a fl··~... •• outside Europe and North America.
Did you think of a " 'ar " ......... ...,
7.OIIe1 Maybe )'011 thought much during the rainy sea- • 5. Most refugees are women and children.
of injustice. communism. san that the homes arc built : 6. The majority of asylum seekers to Europe
or bener yet. tll~t movie on four fOOl sti lls I nd Ihe • and North America are men.
with Robin Williams. I see people travel by canoe. The : 7. Mo re than half the world's refugees live in
v, d'. I teachers at the school are •
tctnam tll ere nt y. For Africa and the Middle East.
me, Vietnam is a tropical paid less than 52.00 per day :
country of bea utiful people and work in rice fields afler • 8. One in every 115 people on Earth has been
andadiverseenvironmenl. school. : forced into night.
Durinll Christmas Most families hl"e a • 9. People nee their homes and countries be·
break. I spent t"-'Owee\:.s in plot of land where thcy : cause they fear being victims of human rights vio-
Southern Vietnam. Our grow theiro"ll foodarld ex· •
M Peacework ~ group of port the surptus. They li'lt' : lations.
founecnAmcncans'lOlun- very closely with the land • 10. Amnesly International's campaign calls
tecred at a new school. and li~e on minimal reo : for more effective international protection of
house in a small Vietnamese wor1o;edwith lheteachersand $OIJ~. It iscmain]y . dif. • refugees.
village in the Della. We volun teers from the Viet- feren~ " 'Iy of life than :
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The connict of
Tibet's politiu l status may
appear to be one ofextteme
oomplcxily. Butput simply.
most historians agree that
Tibet enjoyed lkeades if not
cenluries of independence
before it was illegally an­nexed
in 1949-50 by the
ncwly est.blished govern_
ment of China under Mao
Zedong. For nearly fifty
years noW. T ,bet hali been
under the bfUcaland opprcs­si"
e grip of China 's commu­ni5\
regime and the people of
Tibet coot'""': to endun: this
flClW and horrifying occupa­lion.
China'l oolonialoecu_
pation and cultural genocide
could fusibly wipe a di,.i~
civili7.at ion of people off the
face of our eanh, a distinct
people with unique fonnsof
language. an. dance, as well
as a ,"cry ancicnt and eSOleri"
form of Buddhism. The Ti­betan
people and culture arc
heRding toward~ extinction.
As. citi1.ens of a country in
which we are at li berty to
enjoyourinherem freedoms.
we mil" speak out for och-en
in !he world who
are being systemati­cally
denied these
very rights.
The current
Dalai Lama. Tenzin
Gyatso. who is both
the spirilual and tem­poral1eaderoftheTi­betan
people. was
only sixtecnyean;o ld
when the Chinese
forces cntered hi s
wumry in 1949. Because of
the unfortunate circum­stances
faci ng the Tibetan
nation. he was fully invesled
with his temporal powers tWO
years before the customary
age of enthronemenl at age
eightCCII. Over tile next ten
years the Tibetan govern­ment.
headed by lhe young
Dalai Lama and hi!; regents.
tried desperately 10 procure
a peaceful resolution with the
Chinese sovernment in
Beijing. but to no a'lIil. Fi·
n~lIy iu 1959. the Chinese
Communists. annoyed " 'illl
the strong will and se]f-dcter­mination
of the Tibetan
people. planne-d an altack on
Ihe Summer palace of Ihe
03lai Lama. This assault was
in hopes of dc~troying the
Tibetan's kader. thereupon
breaking the centraltink that
holds thel11 together. For the
Tibetans. the Dalai lama is
believed to be a Buddha in­carnate
here on eanh to help
alleviate Ihe suffering of all
living beings. The Dalai
lama. was convinced by his
advisors 10 flee his home. dis-guise<!
as a soldier, and <:ross
the migllty Himalayas to
s.afely in India. Over the
next few months. over
87.000 Tibc:tlM were bro·
tilly killw as 11M: Chir"IC$C
mililllry troops opened r,re
on unarmed protuters
al"Olloo the summer palace
and the surrounding villase.
The Dalai Lama
barely escaped Ihe Chinese
attack. and si nce thut fate_
ful day of his deparlure.
March 10, 1959, nearly
120.000 Tibetans have
made the arduous trek o"er
the Himalayas, following
their leader into exile. The
lkeision to leave Tibet was
a difficult one for the Dalai
lama, for he knew in his
hean that many people ",-ere
going to die as a direct re­sult
of his n~inS and that
in lhe years to come. " 'lIile
s.afe in exile. his people
would be suffering im­mensely.
Tile yurs of
Chi~ 's mililllry presence in
Tibet have caused incom·
prehensible dntruclion.
The Chinese government
has virtually banned all
fOnTIs of religiOU$ praclice,
destroying owr6.000 Bud­dhisl
monasteries and shat­tering
Ihe b<tckbone of the
Buddhist educational and
social sYSlem. Monks and
nuns arc forccd to break
Iheir voW}; of celibacy and
leave the monastic institu'
tions. being judged as "de­filed."
Through 10000ure and
rape, tIM: Chir"IC$C soldkrs Mrc­educateM
monks arid nuns and
try 10 fon;c lhem to deooun«
the Dalai Lama. embuce
communiSI Chinex political
idooloi)'. and oppose the Ti­betan
freedom movement.
However. a small numher of
monks aoo nuns are now al­lowed
10 lead a quasi-religious
existence. sole ly for the pur­po5Cs
of tourism.
Not only is the reli·
gion being persecuted in Ti­bct.
bUI the Chinese govern ­ment
is practicing forced
abonions and s(erllization's
on Tibetan womcn. In a 199 t
report. Ihe Chinese govcrn­ment
themse]ves reported
that. in Amdo province alone
(NE Tibet). over 87.000
WOfI1CI\ had been ~bjccled 10
IICriIiZltIIOTt. comprising over
10% ofdlC local population
(Tibetan Bulletin).
AlIQ(hcr major cam­paign
by the ChlDese Govern­meltt
is lhe massive popula­tion
transfer of C\hnic Chinese
into Tibet. In their 1991 re­port.
tIM: Tibetan Bulktin re­ported
lhal OVct 7.5 million
Chinese had been mO"ed inlO
Tibet by the government in
Beijing. making the Tibetans
B minority in their own coun­try.
Thcsecthnic Chinese. led
into Tibet by «onomic incen­tivcs
forwarded by thc Chi­nese
Governmem. are taking
a ll of the jobs from the Tibet­ans.
leaving the Tibelan
people. for !he first time. in a
)105ition of utrcme poverty
300 staTVation.
The important
question " 'e must ask our­selvcs
is "'hal can we do for
Tibel and Ihe Tibetan
people?
In light of all of the
=:ent prc$S on Tibel. inc]ud­ing
the two movies
"Kundun ~ and "Seven Years
in Tibet". now is a perfect
time to become involved.
People are becoming more
knowledgeable of the true
history and the current sta_
tus of Tibet, and there is in­creasing
concern for this cul­ture
of compassion and non_
violence. One gl"Ollp Ihat has
been remari:ably active, es­peciaJlyhcrc
in Rochester, is
Students for a Free Tibet
(SFT). SFT is worldng to
raise a"-arcncss and educate
people about the situation in
Tibet and whal can be done
to help alleviate the Tibet­ans
' suffering. Major
progress in tile world's atti­tude
regarding Tibet has
been spurred by pressure
from SFT and other Tibet
support groups. SFT direct]y
pressures our o,,'n gO"em­men!
as well as the SO"em­ments
of China and OIlier
world powen;.
In tile past Ihree
months, six ir>depcndcnt SFT
chapleTS have St3ned here in
Rochester and have been
extremely active in hosting
events and rallies to raise ]0-
cal awareness. Currently
their is an SFT chapter be·
ing started hereon the Naza­rWt
campus.
April 20, 1998
]fwe look back into
the history of ccntral Asia we
will surely see that Tibet was
not always the peace-loving
nation that wcthink oftoday.
especially in light of the re­cent
movicsand peoples im­~
ssions of lUI. the Dalai
Lama. In fact. the Tibetans
were quite nasty and warrior­like.
much like the image we
have of the Mongols and the
great Khan leaders. But. in
640 C.E. the great dharma
king Songst~n GampO de­cided
that living like this WIIS
in fact 00 fun and that he vi­sualized
Tibet becoming a
more ciyilized nalion. He
looked around Asia seareh­ing
for what he felt to be the
most civilized na t ion.
Songsten Gampo felt that
India was the mOSt civilized
nation at tile time becau:;e it
had the Buddhist teachings.
He senl an cntourage of his
finest scholars to the great
monastic universities in In·
dia to translate the Sanskrit
lexls into Tibetan as well as
write lengthy commentaries
on these texIs. So in 640
C.E., Tibet began a Imnsfor­mation
that fullYlOulminated
a thousand ycars later in
1640 C.E. with the rule of the
great 5th Dalai Lama. It was
during this rule that Tibet
fully released its already fail­ing
hold on all of their con­quem!
territory and decided
to sellle on the borders that
hey had held forthc most pari
up until 1949. The Tibetans
understood and had ace~1'ted
that to gain pOwerspiritually
meant to lose pOwer worldly.
Therefore. the gn:atleader of
Tibet. the Dalai Lama dis_
banded their emire military
and redirected all funds 10 the
suppOn and upkeep of the
great monastic universities.
The t .... ·o things that I think
symbolize Tibet having be·
oorne a truly Buddhist nation
are thc disbanding of Ihe
military, and the construction
of the magnificent Potala
Palace in Lhasa, whichao:;ted
as the winter plIlace of the
Dalai Lamas. These a~1S also
show that historically, Tibet
was the first and only coun­try
10 actually allow the Bud­dhist
;deology to ovenake
the royal ideology. This is a
remarkable feet if you think
about it: a country of brutal
savages with a hold on one
of the largest empires known
to man converts to Buddhism
and B mere 1.000 years later
is completely demilitarized
and focused on spiritual
practice and the bettering of
the world as a whole.
Since Tibet no
longer had the great worldly
pOwer it once wielded it fell
subject to invasion. fonu­natcly
fortbeTibctans. Tibet
iSlhe highest plateau on carlh
and geographically Ihis kept
them relatively safe from
aggression or foreeful occu­pation.
Yet. there were times
in Tibet's plIst Were foreign­ers
have been able to make it
10 Tibet but not many could
or wanted 10 stay because of
the e~tremc altitude and dif­ficult
livingsiluations. So for
the IIlO'lt pan. Tibet remained
fairly isolated from the world
community. The Mongols
did come to Tibet and cross
their eastern borders. but it
was not an invasion like we
usually think of. The Tibet­ans
welcomed the Mongols
as long as they agreed not to
harm the monaslic institu­tionsorlhe
illtemal sUUClure
of Tibet. Tibet had no prob­lem
with having a foreign
relation with Mongolia as
long as the internal Slructul"<'
was leA untouched. Coinci­dentally.
as Mongolia's rela·
tionship with Tibel devel­oped
the Mongols became
convens to Buddhism and as
Ihe Tibetans put it "Ihey
tamed the Mongols." So a
very beautiful. nonpOlitical
rclationship developed be­tween
these two Asian pOw_
ers which we can view as a
"priest-patron" relationship.
The Tibetans were Ihe spiri_
tualteachers to the Mongols
and in return. the Mongols
provided military protection.
Like Tibet though. as
Mongolia developed into a
spiritually pOwerful empire.
their wor!dly power dimin­ished.
This too. leA them
open 10 conquest and even­tually
the greatest empire
known to humankind. eyen
greater than Alexander·s.
crumbled underneath them.
Tibet·s relationship
wi th Mongolia remai ns to
this day. but after the fall of
the Khans. Tibet engaged in
a very similar relalionship
with the greal Emperors fronl
Manchuria. This relation­ship
was one of great gran­deur
and was more ofa sym­bolic
relationship than any­thing.
Gifts. wivcs. religious
teachcrs were exchanged in
recognilion of the great
strength and beauty of each
respective nalion. This rela­tionship
lasted on and off
until1911 when the Manchu
overlords fell during the
revolution in China. At this
pOint. religion and spiritual­ity
were being 10 take a
downfall in China. and Tibet
saw no more need or benefit
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in the "priest-patron" rcla· :
lionship. based on religious •
interests. that had persisted in :
the pas\. So in 1913 Tibet .
declared themselves a de • Do you find yourself
: trapped in your dorm room
help first·timecampers and
hard_core hikers to enjoy
the wilderness together.
faCIO independent nation
with no real "political" con­nections
to China. In the past
there had becn no need to sct
fonh such boundaries be­causc
of the beautiful rela­tionships
and ties that had
existcd, but now that a more
secular and militaristic re­gime
was taking control in
China and claiming Tibet
slill fell underChinesc suzer­ainty.
Tibet saw il as neces­sary
to establish their long­standing
independence. This
was met with much opposi­tion
form the emerging gov­ernment
in China but they
did nothing about i1.
• or apanment on the week-
• ends? Maybe the Wilder­ness
Club can help! A new
club has formed at Nazareth
for both novice and experi ­enced
campers who would
like to "get 01T campus" and
into the woods.
laura and her crew
have worked diligently 10
have theclubn:rogni~ed by
the Undergraduate Associa­tion.
They will be alloned
funds next year to provide
thc Wilderness Club with
lhe travel expenscs for the .
outings. The club is plan­ning
to ask for funds for
manyeamping. hiking. raft­ing
and canoeing trips 10 get
Naz students back to nature.
T he club founder.
Laura Robbins. says the
Wilderness Club "will al­low
students 10 get outside
and have newexperienccs"
in nature. Laura went on
camping trips with her fam­ily
when she WIIS young and
now wants other students to
gain the appreciation for
nature that she has ac­quired.
She would like to
If you would like
more information on the
Wilderness Club. please
contact Laura by c-mail
<lI robbin@naz.edu>orby
phone, 389-4200.
Finally. in 1949 the
government of Chiang Kai­Shek.
which had forthe mosl ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• :
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plIn had a hold on the Chi- •
nesc govcrnment since the :
fall ofthe Manchus in 1911.
fclllo the rising Communist
party of Mao Tse-Tung.
Mao immediately launched a
campaign to "reunite the
Motherland" and made his
claim oycr the land of Tibet
bascd on the Mongols and
the Manch~s "patron-prics!"'
relationship in the plISl. This
elaim is u1terly absurd on
account of Ihe fact that the
ManlOhus and the Mongols
themselves were both for_
eign invaders of China as
wcll. Hence.China'sciaims
on Mongolia and Manchuria
are also erroneous.
Amnesty International has =tlyretumed from :
their annual conference in San Francisco. Cali fornia. The •
conference was Man:h 20-23. and allowed Nazareth Am- :
ncsty International officers to gain a deeper awareness of •
human rights violations across the globe. The knowledge :
gained from thisexpericncc will assist in increasing aware- •
ness in Nazareth College as well as the Rochester com- :
munity to human rights violations around the world. •
• Amnesty International "'luld like to thank Paul :
• Buntich. Multicultural Affairs. Women's Studics. Father ·
: Shannon. and the Bookstore (Barncs and Noble) fortheir :
• assistance in funding the trip.
Rcgardkss of the
foolishncss of Mao • s claims.
in 1950 he scm The People's
Liberation AmlY of China
into the eastern and nonh­eastern
borders of Tibet and
subsequently into the capital
of Lhasa a year later. Since
the Chinese oceupation of
Tibet over 1.2 million Tibet­ans
have been killed due to
starvation. tonure, and ex­
«ution. Over 6,200 of the
great monastic in.ti tutions
have been destroyed: their
treasures melted down and
sent back 10 China or simply
just burned. Over 8oo,-\. of
Tibet"s lush forests have
been slashed by Chinese
companies, which they say
has brought them over $54
billion. The situation in Ti­bet
is a grave one. Onc or
the oldesl and IIlO'lt SpiriTU­ally
distinct cultures in the
T h ,
Nazareth
branch of
Amnesty
Interna­tional
has
also held · • a holo- .
caust trip :
to Wash- •
ington :
DC (Na- •
tional Museum), and has done leltcrsigning for Juveniles •
: on death row. Future activities include a human rights :
• awareness pOster week. and a Holocaust survivors lec- •
: ture, both scheduled for April. :
They have also been active in the start of the Stu- •
dents fora Free Tibet chapter at Nazareth. Jointly thc t .... u :
groups have plIrticipated in numerous ICl1cr signing pet;- •
tions to demand thc release of :
a TIbetan being held captiye :
in hisowncountry,as,,"-ell as •
writing to the U.S. President :
to increase political action •
against the Chin~. :
For funherinfonna· •• tion on Amnesty International
world is virtually being •
wiped of the face ofthe eanh • please oontacl Dcna Berube •
and no country has raised a : at dmberubc@naz.eduorby :
• phone at 389-4553.
finger to help the Tibetan • :
peOple. "Why are we silent • •
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By: Mary Beth Ma nino
Finally. the
weather in Rochester
has improved dramati­cally
(knock on wood)
and Spring looks as
though it has arrived.
With temperatures in the
seventies and eighties.
Nazareth students took
full advantage of the
gorgeous weather.
People were seen walk­ing,
running.
rollerblading, and utiliz­ing
the volleyball court
near Kearney!
When the
weather is as coopera­tive
and beautiful as it
has been. it is extremely
enjoyable to exerc ise
outdoors. The Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention has recently
increased the number of
recommended work­outs
from three days per
week, to most days of
the week. Although the
number of workouts has
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increased. the intensity·
of the workolll has been :
lowered from aerobic to :
moderate. Exercise:
physiologists ha ... e indi- :
eated that long and :
moderate exercise is.
more beneficial than:
short workouts of high:
intensity. :
Moderate exer- :
cise is considered to be •
any form of activity that :
slightly increases:
•
am fully
aware of the over­whelming
prevalencc
of eating di sorders
among adolescent fe­males
and college agc
women. I suffered
April 20, 1998
from anorexia at the
age of sixteen. It is
quite unfortunate that
some people felt my
previous column was
degrading and an un-conscious
attempt at • promoting eating dis- •• orders. That was not •
my intentioll. • •
I was simply • • promoting a healthier •
life-style from which ••
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breathing and stimu­lates
heart rate. Walking
at a brisk pace,
rollcrbl ading, swim­ming
comfortably, and
s imply
shooting
hoops are
all ac­ceptable
forms of
moderate
exercisc.
E v I.' n
s uch ac­tivities
as
raking.
garden ing, pushing a
lawn mower, and wash­ing
a car by hand arc
considered moderate
fonns of exercise.
Exerci s ing
moderately four to
seven days a week will
result in an increased in­dividual
fitness level.
During and after exer­cise,
our pituitary gland
releases chemicals
called endorphins
which act to improve
our mood; thus, we ben­efit
physically and men­tally
as wel1 from mod­erate
exercise.
So, now you may walk.
blade, swim, etc. your
way to filness.
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• Sci AUainable Goa ls: Know exactly
what you want to aecomplish each night
and set goals that you know you are
willing to complcte. For example, decide :
to choose one subject to study thai
evening. go somewhere where you can be:
relaxed and undisturbed. •
• Ta ke Brea ks: Do not allempt to study for
IWO or three hours straight. Your body
and mind need a break every twenty
minutes or so. Close your books and
stand-up, whether it is just time to
stretch or get something to eat or drink.
• Group Study: If at all possible join other
members of your class to study with, this
will not only motivate you to study, but
also is a chance for discussion. People
may be able to help you with a
cenain topic and vice versa.
• Get a Good Nights Sleep: Studying all
night will not help you. You will not re
member half o rlhe stuff you studied and
will be unable to properly focus on the
exam. Make sure to go to bed early, a
good nights sleep will leave you re
freshed instead of frazzled.
• Slay Posith'e: Think positively. Have
faith in you abilities and your power to
succeed. Do not think that "I am going
to fail this." If you have studied the
material and think positive you will do
bener.
•• •• •
April 20, 1998 The Gleaner page 5
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~ Election 0
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0 B~ Amy Bony
0 Results 0
0 By: Halinka Spence 0
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The Undergraduate Association recen tly :
held elections in the Shults Center. Positions in :
the classes of 1999, 2000 and 2001, as well as in •
the Undergraduate Association, were up for grabs. :
The winners of the elections were as follows: :
Class of 1999 :
President: Deanna Buscaglia :
Vice President: Gina Menzer •
o
It is a typical
school day and you are
heading up the stairs of
Smyth Hall to your logic
class when someone
passes you wearing a
blue shirt with Under­graduate
Association
written on it in gold.
Who are these blue shirt
Senators: Daniel!e Hallon : people and what do they
EJ. Monster • do?
Class of200Q
President: Ede B1abac
Vice President: Nicole Durie
Secretary: Erin McGuire
Treasurer: Louise McAfee
Senators: Elizabeth Kelly
Leandra Kramer
Lisa Steier
Class 0(2001
President: Tim Boldt
Vice President: Nicole Pachla
Secretary: Sheila Harter
Treasurer: Katie Kovar
Senators: Patti Abbass
Michelle Brunner
Brandon Whitmyre
Undergraduate Association
I)resident: SCOII Williamson
o There are many
: responsibilities behind
: their job. Primarily, they
• assist in decisions based
: on the Nazareth consti­:
tution. The UA consists
: of three Senators from
o
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each class. The senate
is broken down into
VP for Executive Operations: Daniel1e Brahm :
VP for Finance: Becky Wilkes
VP for Administrative Services: Julie House-m,"
VP for Club Relations and Publicity: Elena
Sterner
VP for Educational and Cultural Affairs: Anna
Do you remember see­ing
a poster with various
questions and answers
on it by the dining hall
in Kearney? Those are
questions people at
Nazareth had concern­ing
the campus. The
people's responses ap­pearing
on that poster
had been written on a
piece of paper and
placed in the suggestion
box at the Infonnation
desk. The UA answers
the questions and does
the best they can to
solve the problem. They
debate on new clubs
forming, deci ding
whether to let them fonn
or not.
C I u bs
which
w ere
able to
s tar t
may ask
the UA
for more
mo ney
if they
need to
surpass
the bud­get
that
w , ,
come a member? ... in
order to become pan of
the VA, you have to go
through a fairly long
process. The fi rst th ing
yOll do is have a petition
of 50-100 signatures
filled \0 be an eligible
candidate. Neill, you
have to write a statement
of purpose that should
include: why yOll are
running for tha! position,
and why you would be
best for it. The lasllhing
you do is attend "Meet
the Candidates Night"
and present a speech.
According to James
Luciano, Senator forthe
class of 2000, you also
need to be "ready to an­swer
questions." The
student body allends this
event, and place their
votes the following day.
The one with the most
votes is the wi nner.
Want to know mOTC
about the VA? Call ex­tension
2795.
The next time
Harris given to
you pass someone in
Smyth Hall or wherever
you are with an Under­graduate
Association
shirt on, you don't have
to wonder who they are
and what they do, you
now know who those
"blue shirt people" are.
VP for Student Activities: Tiffany Brzostek the m .
VP for Residence Hall Council: Katie Mahaney commillees. Each com- The VA then votes if
Senator for Resident Hal! Council: Clint millee has a separate job they should give the
Arizmendi : that they are to follow, money, and how much.
Senator for Commuter Affairs: Tina Allen • often it is either financ- How did these
Congratulations to all of the winners. The : ing or decision making, important people be-following
positions are still available: VP for :··············································
Commuter AfTairs, and in the Class of 1999, the : in different categories. A Juror'sAward
positions of Secretary. Treasurer, and one Sena- : Congratulations to: was given to: Brandon
tor poSition. Anyone in terested should make in- : Darren Brennessel for K. Vick for photo.
.qu.ir.ie.s. in. t.he. .U.A .O.f.fi.ce.. ...............• best painting; Sara Lal ik Best of Show
Join Now!
The Nazareth
College Concert Choir
and Chamber Singers are
looking for new mem­bers
for the 1998-1999
season. The Concert
Choir is a non-audi­tioned
mixed ensemble
open to all Nazareth stu­dents.
The Chamber
Singers is an auditioned
ensemble devoted to the
performance of outstand­ing
chamber literature.
Both groups are plan- :
ning a tour to Mexico :
City next March. The :
Concert Choir meets.
from 6-8:40pm. and :
the Chamber Singers :
meet Monday, Tues- :
day, and Thursday af- :
ternoons from 4: 15- •
5:45pm. If you have:
any questions or arc 0
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interested in audition- 0
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ins forthe auditioning 0
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forthe Chamber Sing- 0
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Zeigler at extension 0
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389-2693. 0
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The 1998 Stu­dent
Art Exhibit opened
Friday, April3. This ex­hibit
consists of some of
the best works done by
art students and shows
the talent our students
have. A reception took
place on Friday and
awards were given out
for best metalsj Thao
Hanna for best ilIustra-was
received by: Chris
Nothnagle for a seulp-tionj
Margaret Lejeune ture.
for best photo; Melissa The poster for this ex­Brown
forbestdrawingj hibit received a poster
Tim Winter for best award. Paint ings by
printmaking; Adam Stacey Rowe, John
Sinesiou for best graph- Vacarro, and Darren
ics; Jed Kuntz for best Brennessel were on this
ceramics. poster.
Pre sid e n t . s Congratulations to ev­Awards
were won by: eryone who had a piece
Laura Miess for fibers; accepted forthisexhibit.
Micah Fegley for paint- You can view this
ing; l ames Buck for show from April 3-26
sculpture; Sharon Shin in the Foyer Gallery in
for draE,it.¥' the. .Arts Center. ·tOR WILMOT LlBRAR'
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The United States
Information Agency
(USIA), thc J. William
Fulbright Scholarship
Board and the Institute
of International Edllca-tion
(liE) announce the
official opening on
May I. 1998 of the
1999·2000 competition
for Fulbright and
related grunts for
graduate study abroad
in academic fields and
for professional train-ing
in the creative and
performing arts.
The purpose of
these grants is to
increase mutual under-standing
between the
people of the United
States and other coun-tries
through the
exchange of persons,
knowledge and skills.
Fulbright Grants are
funded under the
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• Students for a
: Free Tibet (SFf) has
•
: formed an organization
: at Nazareth College.
• Its mission is to pro­:
mote student and eom­:
munity awareness of
: theongoing oppression
: of the Tibetan people
• and to fully utilize their
: Constitutional rights as
: Americans to nonvio­:
lently assist the people
• of Tibet in their
: struggle for their uni­:
versal human rights.
: As a part of thc Na­:
tional SFT organiza­•
tion, Nll7.areth SFT has
: already actively begun
: to take part in the Na­•
tional mission which is • • toeducateourcommu­:
nities and nonviolently
: exercise our universal
: responsibility to assist
• the people of Tibet in
• their struggle for free­:
dom. • • Events have al-
:-;;';':'::=:-:-::-;:-:-:-::-!: ready been initiated
Mutual Educational twelve educational and
and Cultural Ex- public leaders appointed
change Act of 1961 by the President of the
through an annual Unitcd States. establishes
appropriation made criteria for the selection of
by Congress to candid3tcs and has final
USIA and by authority for the awarding
foreign govern- of grants.
ments, universities, For all grants, appli-corporations
and cants must be U.S. ci ti-private
donors. zens at the time of publi-
Fulbright Grants arc cation and hold a
available for study bachelor's degrce or its
or research. Travel equivalent by the begin-grants
are available ning date of the grant.
to selected countries Creative and perfortning
to supplement artists are not required to
maintenance awards have a bachelor's degree.
from other sources but they must have four
thaI do not provide years of relevant training
funds for intema- or study. Candidates in
tional travel or to medicine must have an
supplement the M.D. or equivalent (e.g.,
applicant's personal D.D.S, 0.0., etc.) at the
funds. The J. lime of application.
William Fulbright All applicants are
Foreign Scholarship required to have sufficient
Board. composed of proficiency in the lan-and
planned for the re­maindcr
of the semester.
Currently the Nazareth
chapter is trying to COII­tact
local elementary
sehool children, to urge
them to write letters for
the Pa nchcn Lama.
There are also numerous
postcard distributions,
as well as petitions for
the release of the
Panchen Lama and
other political prisoners.
There is also active in­volvcment
in sending
leiters to thc President
of the United States.
urging him to respond to
the human rights viola­tions
the Tibetan people
experiencc at the hands
of the Chincse govern­ment.
On April 25, the
Panchen Lama 's ninth
birthday, there is a day
of fasti ng, vigils, peti­tioning,
and a march to
demand Ihc release of
guage of the host
country to carry out
thcir proposed study or
research.
Full grolnts provide
round-trip international
travel, maintenance for
the tenure of the award,
a research allowance,
and tuition waivers, if
applicable. Travel
grants provide round-trip
international travel
to the country where
thc student will pursue
study or research. All
grants include supple-mental
health and
accident insurance.
Complete program
and application infor-mation
is contained in
the brochure,
" Fulbright and related
grants for graduate
study and researeh
abroad, 1999-2000."
Students currently
April 20, 1998
the: Panchen Lama,
Gendhull Chokyi
Nyima and family,
Chatrel Rinpoche, and
the Tashilhunpo monks
who disappeared on
May 17, 1995. Sup­porters
will march to
the Peace Pole in High­land
Park where Naza­reth
will meet with
other local SFT groups
as well as community
Tibetan rights support­ers.
On this day. par­ticipants
have agrced to
march from Nazareth
early Saturday morning
to the Peace Pole, and
have also agreed to ac­cept
no solid or liquid
food (water is okay)
from Sunup of the 25th
to Sunup on the 26th.
For further in­formation
on upcoming
events, please contact
Chris Miller at
cdmiller@naz.edu, or
by phone at 389-4489.
enrolled in Nazareth
College should contllct
Dr. Joseph Kclly, thc
Fulbright Program
Advisor on campus,
located in Smyth
328B for brochures,
application fonns and
further information.
The deadline for the
receipt of applications
is October 1,1998.
Applications will be
revicwed on campus
prior to being for-warded
to liE for the
October 23, 1998
deadline.
April 20, 1998 The Gleaner
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sis. [t is these actions thnl de-
As [ wander through preciate the value of i
campus. viewing the various on our campus. Whal kind
chalkings and "GayprW' an- message are these actions
nouncements, I ponder Ihe sending? [ believethesimplcst
identity of the vandals who anS\\l:r is: Intolerance. I find
defaced the work done by it ironic that we are members
Lambda and friends. Actions of a community dedicated to
such as these seem to be a re- "highcr learning." and "aca­CUTTing
theme whenever the demic excellence." yet we still
gay communi ty. or friends have individuals who are un­the
reo f, al-tempt
10 in­crease
aware­ness
wi th in
the Nazareth
"caring, shar­ing"
commu­nity.
There
are numerous
arguments or
and against
the methods
of expression
used by the
gay members
of our com­mun
ity. yet
very few are
d irec t ly
voiced in a
"I find it ironic that
we are members of
a community dedi­cated
to ' higher
learning,' and 'aca­demic
excellence,'
yet we still have
individuals who are
unable to grasp the
most basic COD-cepts
of equality
and respect."
turing adults.
we have a re­sponsi
bility
to ex plore
educatc OUT-respectful
manner. Rather. ig­norant
members of our studenl
body prefer 10 voca lize Iheir
degrading remarks with blatant
disregard for the equality of
their fe llow students. R.A.
boards are vandalized ;'safe
haven" signs are ripped down
aoo crude homosexual remarks
run rampant on a regular ba-grow
are evcr increasing as
Nazareth College actively pur­sues
a diversified and accept­ing
environment. By adopting
a tolerant altitude, we are mak­ing
a conscious effor! to elimi­nate
the ignorance that \\l:ak­ens
our community, as well as
promoting the future success
our college.
April 20, 1998

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April 24, 1998
1aRi~Off" The Gleaner Nazareth College
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C h ..... "' ...... "" of the Guards
Dr. BeSton has
devoted (ourteen years
of her life to her job as
the Presiden! of Naza­reth
College. Beston and
her husband, Dr. John
Beston, a part-time fac­ulty
member oflhe En­glish
department, an­nounced
their plans
last August to retire
on July 31, 1998.
The date that their re­tirement
lakes effcct
is fast approachingas
we near the end of the
1998 Spring semes­ter.
The Presidencyof
Dr. Rose Marie
Beston will be en­trusted
to Dr. Robert
A. Miller, whom was
unanimously elected
the eighth president
of Nazareth by the
Board of Trustees on
February 4, 1998. Dr.
MillerwiU begin his du­ties
August I, 1998, im­mediately
following the
retirement of "Dr.
Beslon.
The search for a
new president who
would exhibit dedica­lion
to the academic and
fi scnl success of Naza­reth
was conducted by a
eommillee including
staff. trustees, profes­sor.;
and alumni. In ad·
dition. the eomminee
incl uded Mr. Kerry
Gotham. president of
the Undergraduate As·
sociation. The commit·
tee reviewed the creden·
lia[s of 75 applicants
from 22 di fferent states.
They narrowed down
their choices to 6 appli.
cants. Each ap·
plicant was ex·
tensively inter·
viewed . The
committee gave
their unanimous
recommendation
to the board. The
committee was
chaircd by Mr.
John Purce ll ,
trustee and
Nazareth parent.
Dr. Rob­en
A. Millc'r at­tc
nded Alfred
Un i ve r si t y
where he received his
undergraduate degree.
He earned his master.;
and his doctorate in Po­lit
ical Science from
SUNY Albany
and the Max­wel
l School of
Syracuse Uni·
versity, respec·
tively. His ex­periences
In
academic con·
tributions range
from his faculty
and administra­tive
positions in
Florida and
Ke ntucky. to
most recently
being the Vice
Presiden t for
Academie Affairs at
Queens College in
Charlotte, NC. Dr.
Miller previouslysperu
2 ye aTS in Mal awai.
Central Africa, where he
directed a program for
rural development.
The credent ia ls
of Dr. Robert A. Miller
indicate that he will be
an exceptional addition
to the Nazareth commu-nity.
As we bid farewell
and say, "thank-you" to
our seventh president,
Dr. Rose Marie Beston.
we remember her many
wonde rful ac hi eve­ments
and contribu­tions.
The common oon·
sensus is that Dr. Miller
will do a great job for
our campus. jusl as our
previous seven presi­dents
.
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Nazareth College
Statement on Respect and
Diversity
We, the Nazareth communi ty, embrace both respect for the person and
freedom of speech, The college promotes civility and denounees acts of
hatred or intolerance. The free exchange of ideas is only poss ible when
concepts, values. and viewpoints can be expressed and challenged in a
manner that it neither threatening nor degrading. In keeping with efforts
to foster a community in which the diversity of all members is respected,
it is the policy of Nazareth Co llege not to discriminate on the basis of
race. religion. eolor. sexual orientation. national or ethnic origin, sex.
age. marital or veteran status. or disabilit y. Respect for the dignity of all
people is an essential pan o fboth the eollege's tradition aod its vision of
the future.
Foreign Affairs/Human Righls ........... 2-3
Ellercise and Fi tnesslComic ................ ..4
Campus Life ...................................... ,S-6
Opinions.... ....................... . ......... 7
Editorials ............................................. 8
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• Live Simply ••••• By: Anna Hartwell ••
Youlll Service painling :
and building _ furni· :
lure for 11M: 5'"Il001. Af • •
yoo !hoold kncn! about refu~~
ler lhe school "1I1i fin· : I. The United Nations High Commission for
ished. we ... veled the • Refugees (UNHCR) slates Ihere are 27 million
counlry from IlIe : J!COple in the world whoarc"ofconcern" 10 them.
crowdw Ho Chi Minh • 2. Of these, at least 15 m illion """'pie are
City. to tIM: baron deserts. • Y'"¥
to the bautiful forested : entitled 10 inlernational protection because they
mountains, to the dear • are refugees.
bille ocean. : 3. 25·]0 million people are displaced within
The schoolhouse • h ' .
Vietnam. What is was in the Mekong Delta : t etr:.~;:~~:~~~rld'SrefugeePOPulationli\'c
tile fin;ttlling you think ofl ,,-hich has a dry and rainy •
susan. The a-a fl··~... •• outside Europe and North America.
Did you think of a " 'ar " ......... ...,
7.OIIe1 Maybe )'011 thought much during the rainy sea- • 5. Most refugees are women and children.
of injustice. communism. san that the homes arc built : 6. The majority of asylum seekers to Europe
or bener yet. tll~t movie on four fOOl sti lls I nd Ihe • and North America are men.
with Robin Williams. I see people travel by canoe. The : 7. Mo re than half the world's refugees live in
v, d'. I teachers at the school are •
tctnam tll ere nt y. For Africa and the Middle East.
me, Vietnam is a tropical paid less than 52.00 per day :
country of bea utiful people and work in rice fields afler • 8. One in every 115 people on Earth has been
andadiverseenvironmenl. school. : forced into night.
Durinll Christmas Most families hl"e a • 9. People nee their homes and countries be·
break. I spent t"-'Owee\:.s in plot of land where thcy : cause they fear being victims of human rights vio-
Southern Vietnam. Our grow theiro"ll foodarld ex· •
M Peacework ~ group of port the surptus. They li'lt' : lations.
founecnAmcncans'lOlun- very closely with the land • 10. Amnesly International's campaign calls
tecred at a new school. and li~e on minimal reo : for more effective international protection of
house in a small Vietnamese wor1o;edwith lheteachersand $OIJ~. It iscmain]y . dif. • refugees.
village in the Della. We volun teers from the Viet- feren~ " 'Iy of life than :
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The connict of
Tibet's politiu l status may
appear to be one ofextteme
oomplcxily. Butput simply.
most historians agree that
Tibet enjoyed lkeades if not
cenluries of independence
before it was illegally an­nexed
in 1949-50 by the
ncwly est.blished govern_
ment of China under Mao
Zedong. For nearly fifty
years noW. T ,bet hali been
under the bfUcaland opprcs­si"
e grip of China 's commu­ni5\
regime and the people of
Tibet coot'""': to endun: this
flClW and horrifying occupa­lion.
China'l oolonialoecu_
pation and cultural genocide
could fusibly wipe a di,.i~
civili7.at ion of people off the
face of our eanh, a distinct
people with unique fonnsof
language. an. dance, as well
as a ,"cry ancicnt and eSOleri"
form of Buddhism. The Ti­betan
people and culture arc
heRding toward~ extinction.
As. citi1.ens of a country in
which we are at li berty to
enjoyourinherem freedoms.
we mil" speak out for och-en
in !he world who
are being systemati­cally
denied these
very rights.
The current
Dalai Lama. Tenzin
Gyatso. who is both
the spirilual and tem­poral1eaderoftheTi­betan
people. was
only sixtecnyean;o ld
when the Chinese
forces cntered hi s
wumry in 1949. Because of
the unfortunate circum­stances
faci ng the Tibetan
nation. he was fully invesled
with his temporal powers tWO
years before the customary
age of enthronemenl at age
eightCCII. Over tile next ten
years the Tibetan govern­ment.
headed by lhe young
Dalai Lama and hi!; regents.
tried desperately 10 procure
a peaceful resolution with the
Chinese sovernment in
Beijing. but to no a'lIil. Fi·
n~lIy iu 1959. the Chinese
Communists. annoyed " 'illl
the strong will and se]f-dcter­mination
of the Tibetan
people. planne-d an altack on
Ihe Summer palace of Ihe
03lai Lama. This assault was
in hopes of dc~troying the
Tibetan's kader. thereupon
breaking the centraltink that
holds thel11 together. For the
Tibetans. the Dalai lama is
believed to be a Buddha in­carnate
here on eanh to help
alleviate Ihe suffering of all
living beings. The Dalai
lama. was convinced by his
advisors 10 flee his home. dis-guisedepcndcnt SFT
chapleTS have St3ned here in
Rochester and have been
extremely active in hosting
events and rallies to raise ]0-
cal awareness. Currently
their is an SFT chapter be·
ing started hereon the Naza­rWt
campus.
April 20, 1998
]fwe look back into
the history of ccntral Asia we
will surely see that Tibet was
not always the peace-loving
nation that wcthink oftoday.
especially in light of the re­cent
movicsand peoples im­~
ssions of lUI. the Dalai
Lama. In fact. the Tibetans
were quite nasty and warrior­like.
much like the image we
have of the Mongols and the
great Khan leaders. But. in
640 C.E. the great dharma
king Songst~n GampO de­cided
that living like this WIIS
in fact 00 fun and that he vi­sualized
Tibet becoming a
more ciyilized nalion. He
looked around Asia seareh­ing
for what he felt to be the
most civilized na t ion.
Songsten Gampo felt that
India was the mOSt civilized
nation at tile time becau:;e it
had the Buddhist teachings.
He senl an cntourage of his
finest scholars to the great
monastic universities in In·
dia to translate the Sanskrit
lexls into Tibetan as well as
write lengthy commentaries
on these texIs. So in 640
C.E., Tibet began a Imnsfor­mation
that fullYlOulminated
a thousand ycars later in
1640 C.E. with the rule of the
great 5th Dalai Lama. It was
during this rule that Tibet
fully released its already fail­ing
hold on all of their con­quem!
territory and decided
to sellle on the borders that
hey had held forthc most pari
up until 1949. The Tibetans
understood and had ace~1'ted
that to gain pOwerspiritually
meant to lose pOwer worldly.
Therefore. the gn:atleader of
Tibet. the Dalai Lama dis_
banded their emire military
and redirected all funds 10 the
suppOn and upkeep of the
great monastic universities.
The t .... ·o things that I think
symbolize Tibet having be·
oorne a truly Buddhist nation
are thc disbanding of Ihe
military, and the construction
of the magnificent Potala
Palace in Lhasa, whichao:;ted
as the winter plIlace of the
Dalai Lamas. These a~1S also
show that historically, Tibet
was the first and only coun­try
10 actually allow the Bud­dhist
;deology to ovenake
the royal ideology. This is a
remarkable feet if you think
about it: a country of brutal
savages with a hold on one
of the largest empires known
to man converts to Buddhism
and B mere 1.000 years later
is completely demilitarized
and focused on spiritual
practice and the bettering of
the world as a whole.
Since Tibet no
longer had the great worldly
pOwer it once wielded it fell
subject to invasion. fonu­natcly
fortbeTibctans. Tibet
iSlhe highest plateau on carlh
and geographically Ihis kept
them relatively safe from
aggression or foreeful occu­pation.
Yet. there were times
in Tibet's plIst Were foreign­ers
have been able to make it
10 Tibet but not many could
or wanted 10 stay because of
the e~tremc altitude and dif­ficult
livingsiluations. So for
the IIlO'lt pan. Tibet remained
fairly isolated from the world
community. The Mongols
did come to Tibet and cross
their eastern borders. but it
was not an invasion like we
usually think of. The Tibet­ans
welcomed the Mongols
as long as they agreed not to
harm the monaslic institu­tionsorlhe
illtemal sUUClure
of Tibet. Tibet had no prob­lem
with having a foreign
relation with Mongolia as
long as the internal Slructul"orby
phone, 389-4200.
Finally. in 1949 the
government of Chiang Kai­Shek.
which had forthe mosl ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• :
•• •• •• • ••
plIn had a hold on the Chi- •
nesc govcrnment since the :
fall ofthe Manchus in 1911.
fclllo the rising Communist
party of Mao Tse-Tung.
Mao immediately launched a
campaign to "reunite the
Motherland" and made his
claim oycr the land of Tibet
bascd on the Mongols and
the Manch~s "patron-prics!"'
relationship in the plISl. This
elaim is u1terly absurd on
account of Ihe fact that the
ManlOhus and the Mongols
themselves were both for_
eign invaders of China as
wcll. Hence.China'sciaims
on Mongolia and Manchuria
are also erroneous.
Amnesty International has =tlyretumed from :
their annual conference in San Francisco. Cali fornia. The •
conference was Man:h 20-23. and allowed Nazareth Am- :
ncsty International officers to gain a deeper awareness of •
human rights violations across the globe. The knowledge :
gained from thisexpericncc will assist in increasing aware- •
ness in Nazareth College as well as the Rochester com- :
munity to human rights violations around the world. •
• Amnesty International "'luld like to thank Paul :
• Buntich. Multicultural Affairs. Women's Studics. Father ·
: Shannon. and the Bookstore (Barncs and Noble) fortheir :
• assistance in funding the trip.
Rcgardkss of the
foolishncss of Mao • s claims.
in 1950 he scm The People's
Liberation AmlY of China
into the eastern and nonh­eastern
borders of Tibet and
subsequently into the capital
of Lhasa a year later. Since
the Chinese oceupation of
Tibet over 1.2 million Tibet­ans
have been killed due to
starvation. tonure, and ex­
«ution. Over 6,200 of the
great monastic in.ti tutions
have been destroyed: their
treasures melted down and
sent back 10 China or simply
just burned. Over 8oo,-\. of
Tibet"s lush forests have
been slashed by Chinese
companies, which they say
has brought them over $54
billion. The situation in Ti­bet
is a grave one. Onc or
the oldesl and IIlO'lt SpiriTU­ally
distinct cultures in the
T h ,
Nazareth
branch of
Amnesty
Interna­tional
has
also held · • a holo- .
caust trip :
to Wash- •
ington :
DC (Na- •
tional Museum), and has done leltcrsigning for Juveniles •
: on death row. Future activities include a human rights :
• awareness pOster week. and a Holocaust survivors lec- •
: ture, both scheduled for April. :
They have also been active in the start of the Stu- •
dents fora Free Tibet chapter at Nazareth. Jointly thc t .... u :
groups have plIrticipated in numerous ICl1cr signing pet;- •
tions to demand thc release of :
a TIbetan being held captiye :
in hisowncountry,as,,"-ell as •
writing to the U.S. President :
to increase political action •
against the Chin~. :
For funherinfonna· •• tion on Amnesty International
world is virtually being •
wiped of the face ofthe eanh • please oontacl Dcna Berube •
and no country has raised a : at dmberubc@naz.eduorby :
• phone at 389-4553.
finger to help the Tibetan • :
peOple. "Why are we silent • •
whenTibet necdsourhelpr' : ••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••• :
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By: Mary Beth Ma nino
Finally. the
weather in Rochester
has improved dramati­cally
(knock on wood)
and Spring looks as
though it has arrived.
With temperatures in the
seventies and eighties.
Nazareth students took
full advantage of the
gorgeous weather.
People were seen walk­ing,
running.
rollerblading, and utiliz­ing
the volleyball court
near Kearney!
When the
weather is as coopera­tive
and beautiful as it
has been. it is extremely
enjoyable to exerc ise
outdoors. The Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention has recently
increased the number of
recommended work­outs
from three days per
week, to most days of
the week. Although the
number of workouts has
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increased. the intensity·
of the workolll has been :
lowered from aerobic to :
moderate. Exercise:
physiologists ha ... e indi- :
eated that long and :
moderate exercise is.
more beneficial than:
short workouts of high:
intensity. :
Moderate exer- :
cise is considered to be •
any form of activity that :
slightly increases:
•
am fully
aware of the over­whelming
prevalencc
of eating di sorders
among adolescent fe­males
and college agc
women. I suffered
April 20, 1998
from anorexia at the
age of sixteen. It is
quite unfortunate that
some people felt my
previous column was
degrading and an un-conscious
attempt at • promoting eating dis- •• orders. That was not •
my intentioll. • •
I was simply • • promoting a healthier •
life-style from which ••
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breathing and stimu­lates
heart rate. Walking
at a brisk pace,
rollcrbl ading, swim­ming
comfortably, and
s imply
shooting
hoops are
all ac­ceptable
forms of
moderate
exercisc.
E v I.' n
s uch ac­tivities
as
raking.
garden ing, pushing a
lawn mower, and wash­ing
a car by hand arc
considered moderate
fonns of exercise.
Exerci s ing
moderately four to
seven days a week will
result in an increased in­dividual
fitness level.
During and after exer­cise,
our pituitary gland
releases chemicals
called endorphins
which act to improve
our mood; thus, we ben­efit
physically and men­tally
as wel1 from mod­erate
exercise.
So, now you may walk.
blade, swim, etc. your
way to filness.
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• Sci AUainable Goa ls: Know exactly
what you want to aecomplish each night
and set goals that you know you are
willing to complcte. For example, decide :
to choose one subject to study thai
evening. go somewhere where you can be:
relaxed and undisturbed. •
• Ta ke Brea ks: Do not allempt to study for
IWO or three hours straight. Your body
and mind need a break every twenty
minutes or so. Close your books and
stand-up, whether it is just time to
stretch or get something to eat or drink.
• Group Study: If at all possible join other
members of your class to study with, this
will not only motivate you to study, but
also is a chance for discussion. People
may be able to help you with a
cenain topic and vice versa.
• Get a Good Nights Sleep: Studying all
night will not help you. You will not re
member half o rlhe stuff you studied and
will be unable to properly focus on the
exam. Make sure to go to bed early, a
good nights sleep will leave you re
freshed instead of frazzled.
• Slay Posith'e: Think positively. Have
faith in you abilities and your power to
succeed. Do not think that "I am going
to fail this." If you have studied the
material and think positive you will do
bener.
•• •• •
April 20, 1998 The Gleaner page 5
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The Undergraduate Association recen tly :
held elections in the Shults Center. Positions in :
the classes of 1999, 2000 and 2001, as well as in •
the Undergraduate Association, were up for grabs. :
The winners of the elections were as follows: :
Class of 1999 :
President: Deanna Buscaglia :
Vice President: Gina Menzer •
o
It is a typical
school day and you are
heading up the stairs of
Smyth Hall to your logic
class when someone
passes you wearing a
blue shirt with Under­graduate
Association
written on it in gold.
Who are these blue shirt
Senators: Daniel!e Hallon : people and what do they
EJ. Monster • do?
Class of200Q
President: Ede B1abac
Vice President: Nicole Durie
Secretary: Erin McGuire
Treasurer: Louise McAfee
Senators: Elizabeth Kelly
Leandra Kramer
Lisa Steier
Class 0(2001
President: Tim Boldt
Vice President: Nicole Pachla
Secretary: Sheila Harter
Treasurer: Katie Kovar
Senators: Patti Abbass
Michelle Brunner
Brandon Whitmyre
Undergraduate Association
I)resident: SCOII Williamson
o There are many
: responsibilities behind
: their job. Primarily, they
• assist in decisions based
: on the Nazareth consti­:
tution. The UA consists
: of three Senators from
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each class. The senate
is broken down into
VP for Executive Operations: Daniel1e Brahm :
VP for Finance: Becky Wilkes
VP for Administrative Services: Julie House-m,"
VP for Club Relations and Publicity: Elena
Sterner
VP for Educational and Cultural Affairs: Anna
Do you remember see­ing
a poster with various
questions and answers
on it by the dining hall
in Kearney? Those are
questions people at
Nazareth had concern­ing
the campus. The
people's responses ap­pearing
on that poster
had been written on a
piece of paper and
placed in the suggestion
box at the Infonnation
desk. The UA answers
the questions and does
the best they can to
solve the problem. They
debate on new clubs
forming, deci ding
whether to let them fonn
or not.
C I u bs
which
w ere
able to
s tar t
may ask
the UA
for more
mo ney
if they
need to
surpass
the bud­get
that
w , ,
come a member? ... in
order to become pan of
the VA, you have to go
through a fairly long
process. The fi rst th ing
yOll do is have a petition
of 50-100 signatures
filled \0 be an eligible
candidate. Neill, you
have to write a statement
of purpose that should
include: why yOll are
running for tha! position,
and why you would be
best for it. The lasllhing
you do is attend "Meet
the Candidates Night"
and present a speech.
According to James
Luciano, Senator forthe
class of 2000, you also
need to be "ready to an­swer
questions." The
student body allends this
event, and place their
votes the following day.
The one with the most
votes is the wi nner.
Want to know mOTC
about the VA? Call ex­tension
2795.
The next time
Harris given to
you pass someone in
Smyth Hall or wherever
you are with an Under­graduate
Association
shirt on, you don't have
to wonder who they are
and what they do, you
now know who those
"blue shirt people" are.
VP for Student Activities: Tiffany Brzostek the m .
VP for Residence Hall Council: Katie Mahaney commillees. Each com- The VA then votes if
Senator for Resident Hal! Council: Clint millee has a separate job they should give the
Arizmendi : that they are to follow, money, and how much.
Senator for Commuter Affairs: Tina Allen • often it is either financ- How did these
Congratulations to all of the winners. The : ing or decision making, important people be-following
positions are still available: VP for :··············································
Commuter AfTairs, and in the Class of 1999, the : in different categories. A Juror'sAward
positions of Secretary. Treasurer, and one Sena- : Congratulations to: was given to: Brandon
tor poSition. Anyone in terested should make in- : Darren Brennessel for K. Vick for photo.
.qu.ir.ie.s. in. t.he. .U.A .O.f.fi.ce.. ...............• best painting; Sara Lal ik Best of Show
Join Now!
The Nazareth
College Concert Choir
and Chamber Singers are
looking for new mem­bers
for the 1998-1999
season. The Concert
Choir is a non-audi­tioned
mixed ensemble
open to all Nazareth stu­dents.
The Chamber
Singers is an auditioned
ensemble devoted to the
performance of outstand­ing
chamber literature.
Both groups are plan- :
ning a tour to Mexico :
City next March. The :
Concert Choir meets.
from 6-8:40pm. and :
the Chamber Singers :
meet Monday, Tues- :
day, and Thursday af- :
ternoons from 4: 15- •
5:45pm. If you have:
any questions or arc 0
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The 1998 Stu­dent
Art Exhibit opened
Friday, April3. This ex­hibit
consists of some of
the best works done by
art students and shows
the talent our students
have. A reception took
place on Friday and
awards were given out
for best metalsj Thao
Hanna for best ilIustra-was
received by: Chris
Nothnagle for a seulp-tionj
Margaret Lejeune ture.
for best photo; Melissa The poster for this ex­Brown
forbestdrawingj hibit received a poster
Tim Winter for best award. Paint ings by
printmaking; Adam Stacey Rowe, John
Sinesiou for best graph- Vacarro, and Darren
ics; Jed Kuntz for best Brennessel were on this
ceramics. poster.
Pre sid e n t . s Congratulations to ev­Awards
were won by: eryone who had a piece
Laura Miess for fibers; accepted forthisexhibit.
Micah Fegley for paint- You can view this
ing; l ames Buck for show from April 3-26
sculpture; Sharon Shin in the Foyer Gallery in
for draE,it.¥' the. .Arts Center. ·tOR WILMOT LlBRAR'
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The United States
Information Agency
(USIA), thc J. William
Fulbright Scholarship
Board and the Institute
of International Edllca-tion
(liE) announce the
official opening on
May I. 1998 of the
1999·2000 competition
for Fulbright and
related grunts for
graduate study abroad
in academic fields and
for professional train-ing
in the creative and
performing arts.
The purpose of
these grants is to
increase mutual under-standing
between the
people of the United
States and other coun-tries
through the
exchange of persons,
knowledge and skills.
Fulbright Grants are
funded under the
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• Students for a
: Free Tibet (SFf) has
•
: formed an organization
: at Nazareth College.
• Its mission is to pro­:
mote student and eom­:
munity awareness of
: theongoing oppression
: of the Tibetan people
• and to fully utilize their
: Constitutional rights as
: Americans to nonvio­:
lently assist the people
• of Tibet in their
: struggle for their uni­:
versal human rights.
: As a part of thc Na­:
tional SFT organiza­•
tion, Nll7.areth SFT has
: already actively begun
: to take part in the Na­•
tional mission which is • • toeducateourcommu­:
nities and nonviolently
: exercise our universal
: responsibility to assist
• the people of Tibet in
• their struggle for free­:
dom. • • Events have al-
:-;;';':'::=:-:-::-;:-:-:-::-!: ready been initiated
Mutual Educational twelve educational and
and Cultural Ex- public leaders appointed
change Act of 1961 by the President of the
through an annual Unitcd States. establishes
appropriation made criteria for the selection of
by Congress to candid3tcs and has final
USIA and by authority for the awarding
foreign govern- of grants.
ments, universities, For all grants, appli-corporations
and cants must be U.S. ci ti-private
donors. zens at the time of publi-
Fulbright Grants arc cation and hold a
available for study bachelor's degrce or its
or research. Travel equivalent by the begin-grants
are available ning date of the grant.
to selected countries Creative and perfortning
to supplement artists are not required to
maintenance awards have a bachelor's degree.
from other sources but they must have four
thaI do not provide years of relevant training
funds for intema- or study. Candidates in
tional travel or to medicine must have an
supplement the M.D. or equivalent (e.g.,
applicant's personal D.D.S, 0.0., etc.) at the
funds. The J. lime of application.
William Fulbright All applicants are
Foreign Scholarship required to have sufficient
Board. composed of proficiency in the lan-and
planned for the re­maindcr
of the semester.
Currently the Nazareth
chapter is trying to COII­tact
local elementary
sehool children, to urge
them to write letters for
the Pa nchcn Lama.
There are also numerous
postcard distributions,
as well as petitions for
the release of the
Panchen Lama and
other political prisoners.
There is also active in­volvcment
in sending
leiters to thc President
of the United States.
urging him to respond to
the human rights viola­tions
the Tibetan people
experiencc at the hands
of the Chincse govern­ment.
On April 25, the
Panchen Lama 's ninth
birthday, there is a day
of fasti ng, vigils, peti­tioning,
and a march to
demand Ihc release of
guage of the host
country to carry out
thcir proposed study or
research.
Full grolnts provide
round-trip international
travel, maintenance for
the tenure of the award,
a research allowance,
and tuition waivers, if
applicable. Travel
grants provide round-trip
international travel
to the country where
thc student will pursue
study or research. All
grants include supple-mental
health and
accident insurance.
Complete program
and application infor-mation
is contained in
the brochure,
" Fulbright and related
grants for graduate
study and researeh
abroad, 1999-2000."
Students currently
April 20, 1998
the: Panchen Lama,
Gendhull Chokyi
Nyima and family,
Chatrel Rinpoche, and
the Tashilhunpo monks
who disappeared on
May 17, 1995. Sup­porters
will march to
the Peace Pole in High­land
Park where Naza­reth
will meet with
other local SFT groups
as well as community
Tibetan rights support­ers.
On this day. par­ticipants
have agrced to
march from Nazareth
early Saturday morning
to the Peace Pole, and
have also agreed to ac­cept
no solid or liquid
food (water is okay)
from Sunup of the 25th
to Sunup on the 26th.
For further in­formation
on upcoming
events, please contact
Chris Miller at
cdmiller@naz.edu, or
by phone at 389-4489.
enrolled in Nazareth
College should contllct
Dr. Joseph Kclly, thc
Fulbright Program
Advisor on campus,
located in Smyth
328B for brochures,
application fonns and
further information.
The deadline for the
receipt of applications
is October 1,1998.
Applications will be
revicwed on campus
prior to being for-warded
to liE for the
October 23, 1998
deadline.
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